mute ; vkook

chapter five

(a/n this chap shows more into taehyungs personal life ooo)

taehyungs heart felt heavy as he sent the text, hey kook, sorry i cant do the photos today, something came up that i really have to go to. maybe tomorrow? he didnt like having to miss out on his hang outs with jungkook, they made him really happy. but his parents have really been pushing him to see a therapist lately and he finally decided to give in just to make them happy. "taehyung, honey, are you ready?" taehyung mother asked him before they walked inside. taehyung sighed, but nodded anyway.

taehyung let his hand run through his now fading orange hair, taking a deep breath as he sat in front of the therapist. she was a lady, maybe in her thirties, who wore a white doctors coat. taehyung hoped that she was nice. his mother left them alone, and taehyung did nothing until she spoke first. "hello taehyung. how are you today?" she smiled lightly, eyes trained onto taehyungs nervous looking face. taehyung shrugged and wrote something down on his notepad that was sitting in his lap. im okay. and you? he wrote down, before showing the woman.

"im good, thank you. so, i hear that you dont talk. is that correct?" she asked gently, flipping through some papers on the brown colored clipboard in her hands. taehyung nodded quickly, adjusting his position in the rather uncomfortable seat. the woman nodded slowly, eyeing taehyung carefully. "do you want to tell me why? or, rather write it down?" she suddenly asked, making taehyung tense up. he didnt like telling people why he chose not to talk. the last time he even explained it was two years ago. taehyung slowly wrote on his notebook, i dont like to talk about it. he showed her after he was done.

"alright, thats okay! how about we speak about something else, yeah?" she told him encouragingly, a warm smile set on her face. taehyung smiled lightly in return, nodding in agreement. before she could go on, taehyung showed her something he wrote down. theres this boy. i think i like him. they chatted for a little over an hour, taehyung continuing to refuse to talk about his past with her. taehyung found himself wishing jungkook was with him, jungkook never forced him to talk about his past. he appreciated that very much.

the next day everything was seemingly back to normal, jungkook came over and helped bleach taehyungs hair for the summer photos. after the shoot was finished, jungkook cautiously spoke up. "tae, uh- can i- can i ask you about something?" jungkook asked hesitantly, watching taehyung carefull to see his reaction. taehyung nodded immediately, so jungkook went on. "can i ask- uh- can i ask why you never speak? not that it bothers me! i was just- just wondering." jungkook said nervously, not daring to look at taehyung as he did so.

taehyung stayed silent for what seemed like hours, before he grabbed his notebook to write his response down. i dont really like to talk about it much. i promise i'll tell you one day though, okay? jungkook read over the words and nodded, taehyung smiling at him reassuringly. jungkook respected taehyungs answer, he never wanted to push him on sensitive topics. even jungkook had some sensitive topics himself, so he knows how it would feel.

eventually jungkook told taehyung that he had to head home to finalize the project, and like always taehyung offered to walk him home, except this time jungkook agreed. they walked mostly in a comfortable silence, walking in step with one another. since taehyung had forgotten to bring his notebook with him, he pointed to the small scar on jungkook cheek and tilted his head at him. jungkook looked confused for a moment before explaining. "oh, my scar? i got it from playing in my moms garden with my younger brother when i was maybe eight." jungkook chuckled, the sound making taehyungs heart leap.

when they got to taehyungs house, taehyung waited and watched jungkook walk inside before turning to go, but not before smiling widely and waving at jungkook who was looking at him through the window. taehyung made a heart with his hands towards jungkook and jungkook smiled so hard even his mother asked him about it.

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a/n i feel like this story is gonna get better from here on bc before it just talked about the project and stuff and now its like their "relationship" you feel me?

lots of love, namjoon1994 !